Animal-racing apparatus



Aug. 26, 1930. wHlTE 1,773,765

ANIMAL RACING APPARATUS Filed Jan. 12, 1927 2 Sheets-Shee't 1 m, I .,=|,lu1,*.

Au 26, 1930. F, wH-lT-E- 1,773,765

ANIMAL RACING APPARATUS Filed Jan. 12, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 its travel over the ground due to hinged thereon and having a the moving car will closely simulate or counterfeit the ordinary jumping actions of a live rabbit;

Hurdles 32 are employed in some but not all racesotthis character and means are supplied in the mechanism for causing the rabbit to make higher jumps or leaps over them. V y i v For eachsuch hurdle, the cam-track 31 is equipped with auxiliary or supplementary elevations or high sections which may be rendered operative or inactive at will, each such 1 section comprising a pair of cam-tracks or rails 33, 34, hinged together attheir adjacent ends at35 and each having a fulcrum pin and slot connection 36 with the wall of the enclosure; f f l a One of such sections has abent arm 37 horizontal end or terminal portion 38.

When the hurdles are not used, each such auxiliarycam device remains fiattenedout in horizontal inactive relation above the main cam-track 31 so that the-roller 29 will travel beneath it without contact therewith (see Figure, ,6), but, when the hurdles are erected orplaced IIIIJOSltlOD on the race-course, then each such extra articulated camis bent at its ,1 elbow, as shown 1n Figure 5, bringing its two ends down-zto the main 1cam-track,the parts being maintained in thlsoperatlve or active relation by a suitable support139 placed be neath the arm section 28 and bridgingthe recess-or cavity ll in the. wall normally oc- 'cupied by such portion of the armrwhenthe' hurdles are not used.

' {*When such added cam are thus employed, the luring rabbit, besides making the usual small jumps effected or'brought about by the comparatively small rises in the principal cam-track, *makes greater or higher leaps over othebarriers or hurdles by reason of, the roller 29 running, over the greater cam elevations afforded by the bent and nowyactive complementary cam parts.

When the car 15 operating to entice and -attractthe dogs by reason of the rapidly moving lure or decoy over the race-track, the bent shaft :orrabbit-supporting arm stands out from the car byreason ot' the inertia, thereof and'itis prevented from swinging unduly rearwardly by a i ing on one t -the rollers 26 as shownin Figure -1,,bi1t, when it :disappea-rfrom the view of the dogs at-the is desired to have'the rabbit termina't on of the race, the electric-car is suddenly stopped, {and ring toswing due to their momentum, rabbit into theshadow -ot' the eaves of the trackwa'y enclosure (see cannot beseen by the dogs.

forwardly automatically, thus carrying the Figure t) whereit Thel rabbit is stopped in this positionfby treason of awedge-block 43=on the ring pressing in under one of the rollers 2% (Figure 4') I said carriage,

7 arm and lure,

ary cam, disposed lengthwise the race-course block 42 on the ring 39 bearcausing the rabbit, arm,

principles of the invention and having its salient benefits and advantages, the scope of the invention being defined by the appended claims.

I claim:

l 1. The combination of a carriage adapted 'to'travel alongside of a race-course equipped itha cross hurdle, an arm mounted for oscillation'on and adapted to outstand from said carriage, a lure on said arm, said hurdle being in the normal path of travel of said arm and lure, and means to rock said arm to elevate it, and the lure to allow them to pass over such hurdle. i -.;2. The combination of a carriage adapted to travel alongside a race-course equipped with a cross hurdle, a bent arm mounted for oscillation onandadapted to outstand from said carriage,:a lure on said arm, said hurdle being in the normal path of travel of said arm and lure, and means to oscillate said arm to elevate it and the lure to allow them to pass'over such hurdle.

3. The combination of a carriage adapted to travel'alongside of a race-course equipped with a cross hurdle, a bent arm mounted for oscillation on and adapted to outstand from saidcarriage, a lureon said arm, said hurdle being in the normal path of travel of said arm and lure, and means including a cam to oscillate said arm to elevate it and the lure to allow them to pass over such hurdle. n4: Thecombination of a carriageadapted to, travel alongside of a race-course equipped with a cross hurdle, a bent arm mounted for oscillationon and adapted to outstand from a lure on said arm, said hurdle normal path of travel of said and means including a stationbeing in the to oscillate said arm to elevate it and the lure to allow themto pass over such hurdle.

'5. The combination of a carriage adapted Ito'travel alongside of a race-course equipped witha cross hurdle, a bent; arm mounted for Oscillation on'and'adapted to outstand from said carriage, a lureon said arm, said hurdle rbeingqin'the normal path of travel of said ".armand lure,vand means including a stationary cam disposed lengthwise the race-course to oscillate said arm to elevate 1t and the lure to allow them to pass over such hurdle, parts at least of said cam being adjustable to vary the heights of said lure jumping-movements.

' 6.,The combination of a carriage adapted to travel alongside of arace-course equipped with a cross hurdle, a bentarm mounted for oscillation on and adaptedto outstand from 30 an axis substantially transverse to the'course said carriage, said arm being hinged on the carriage and adapted to swing forwardly from its outstanding position under the action of its momentum when the forward speed 5 of the carrier is substantially reduced, a lure on said arm, said hurdle being in the normal path of travel of said arm and lure; and means to oscillate said arm to elevate it and the lure to allow them to pass over such hurdle. I

7. In a dog racing track, a course for the dogs, a rail track positioned alongside the course, an electrically operated lure conveyer on the rail track, an arm carried by the conveyer and having an offset lure-supporting portion above the course, means for causing the arm to oscillate and raise'the lure-supporting portion thereof at one or more'points along the course, and means for selectively rendering inoperative said last mentioned means. a

8. In a dog racing track, a course for the dogs, a conveyer track positioned alongside said course, an electrically operated lure conveyeron said conveyer track, an arm carried by the conveyer and having an offset lure supporting portion above the course, a lure mounted on said arm above the course, and means for causing said arm to oscillate around I for raising said lure.

In witness whereof I have hereuntoset my hand. r

[JOHN WHITE. 

